Systems Engineer – AWS, Linux​/Windows, Terraform & Kubernetes

Our client is a growing technology organization seeking a Systems Engineer to join its Infrastructure & Platform Operations team. This is a hands‑on role focused on building, maintaining, and improving secure, scalable infrastructure across cloud and on‑premises environments
.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in systems administration, networking, AWS, Infrastructure-as-Code, containers, and production operations
. You'll partner closely with software engineering and other technical teams to improve infrastructure reliability, automation, security, monitoring, and deployment processes while taking meaningful ownership of production systems.

• 3–5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Network Engineering, Dev Ops, or a related role
• Hands‑on experience with AWS
  , including services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM, and Route 53
• Experience administering Linux and/or Windows Server environments
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, VPCs, and subnets
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code
  , such as Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Formation
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or Jenkins
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK
• Understanding of IAM/SSO, secrets management, vulnerability management, and infrastructure security
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting production infrastructure
• Translate business requirements into technical test cases and acceptance criteria for complex systems
• Help define and execute the overall testing strategy, including UAT and IAT
• Build deep technical knowledge of the platform to eventually support Sales and other non‑technical teams in understanding system functionality
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure across AWS and on‑premises environments
• Administer Linux and Windows servers
  , including patching, performance tuning, and lifecycle management
• Build and maintain networking infrastructure including VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VPCs, and subnet architecture
• Support CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes workloads, and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Manage identity, access controls, credentials, and secure system access
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively identify performance and reliability issues
• Implement and maintain security controls, vulnerability management, and patching processes
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity
• Participate in production incident response and perform root‑cause analysis
• Support infrastructure and operational requirements for AI‑enabled applications and automation
• Assist with capacity planning, performance tuning, and cloud cost optimization
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Product, and Operations teams on infrastructure needs and platform improvements

• Experience with Okta or another enterprise SSO platform
• Experience supporting AI/LLM‑powered applications or APIs in production
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes
• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect or Sys Ops Administrator
• CCNA, Network+, CKA/CKAD, or Terraform Associate certifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience